WTPA33 PHFO 312054 TCPCP3 BULLETIN HURRICANE IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER 28 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP122015 1100 AM HST MON AUG 31 2015 ...HURRICANE IGNACIO PASSING NORTHEAST OF THE BIG ISLAND... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...21.6N 151.5W ABOUT 410 MI...665 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII ABOUT 265 MI...430 KM ENE OF HILO HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...966 MB...28.53 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IGNACIO. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IGNACIO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 151.5 WEST. IGNACIO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK... IGNACIO WILL PASS 200 TO 300 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IGNACIO IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 966 MB...28.53 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY IGNACIO WILL CONTINUE ALONG EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING SHORES OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. RESULTANT SURF WILL BE LARGE...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING AND LIFE-THREATENING. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM HST. $$ FORECASTER R BALLARD